Radium metal halide bulbs will not be produced anymore!

[maroun.c]

We agree with you 100% and for that reason we decided to continue offering the same quality Metal Halide bulbs. I will take this opportunity to answer some of the questions and comments we have seen about our brand. As many of you know, Hamilton is currently closed (unknown if it will open in the future). Dave and I (Alejandra) have been in this hobby for over 24 years and know the importance of Metal Halide bulbs to the proper growth of corals. We believe in the quality and spectrum of the bulbs to be some of the best in the hobby and wanted to continue offering them, even when many might say the hobby is dying, but as I said, "Only if we let it". We will be working on providing not only bulbs but also complete systems in the near future. If any of you have any suggestions to what products you would like us to bring back, feel free to let us know.

We received our first batch of bulbs under our new brand and there are more coming soon!
It takes a lot of effort to start from scratch, but we believe in what we do and hope to continue to receive your support!

Thanks for posting here.
I have just received 6 of your bulbs while on a trip to US and Dave was very helpful and accommodating to match my schedule. So plus one on the customer service and looking forward to try them soon.

 

[SaracensRugby]

Radium vs Reefbrite 20k 400w bulbs
It seems like not many people are running the Reefbrite bulbs. Is there a reason? They seem to have good customer service when there are issues. I am currently running 400w Radiums on my display tank. With the availability questions and increased cost of the Radiums, I was looking for a replacement. I picked up a few of the 20k 400w Reefbrite bulbs to try. The color is pretty comparable to my eye.
Does anybody have some hard data on these two bulb choices like a spectral graph, par output, heat production (the Radiums run hot)? How long will the Reefbrite bulbs run vs the Radiums?

Paul

Hey Paul,
I am running a 72" Giessman Spectra fixture, that holds 3 MH bulbs. Right now I have 2 RB 250w and 1 Radium 250w, 20k bulbs. While both say they are 20k, the Radium is located in the middle section of the fixture, and is much bluer to the eye. As in not even close. I know you asked about 400w bulbs, but thought I would share my experience with RB and radium 250w, 20k bulbs. I am going to buy more radiums at the website shared, even though they are twice the cost of the RB when they are on sale.